Monthly Archives: September 2010

Female flying pose

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

A hearty thank-you goes to Hammerknight for putting together the female version of his head-on flying pose in HeroMachine 3. Thanks big guy!

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META: Open Critique Day moved to Friday

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Just a heads-up, I’ll be doing an “Open Critique Day” tomorrow (Friday) instead of today, as I have two very good “recipes” to post today and don’t want to take away the spotlight from them. So if you have a … Continue reading →

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How to make your own volcano in HM3

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Everyone was impressed with Me, Myself, and I’s fantastic volcano in the last character contest, and you can see why: Now for the first time anywhere, he reveals just how he did it! I like these “how to” kinds of … Continue reading →

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HM3: Six new bustiers

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Thanks to your feedback, I’ve added six items from the HM2.5 Expansion set to the HM3 Tops-Female-Bustiers set: These are available now; if you don’t see them, clear your browser’s cache.

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Everyday items as costumes

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

This appears to be King Kirby week here at the HeroMachine Comics Blog, and once again I’m going to be picking on a guy I regard as a genius. But hey, if you can’t destroy the ones you love, who … Continue reading →

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RP: Bad super-hero pickup lines

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

(From “Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers” number 7, ©1982 Jack Kirby.)

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Poll Position: The King Lives!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

We appear to be on a bit of Jack Kirby kick this week, so let’s take the King’s designs into real life, shall we? What would be the worst part of being a Jack Kirby character in real life? The … Continue reading →

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HM3: Bustiers

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

I’ve completed and uploaded the conversion of the HM 2.5 “Bustiers” set for HeroMachine 3, and it is now live for your use. Here is a preview of a couple of screens worth of entries: I tried to be careful … Continue reading →

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Character Contest 44 Winner FINAL

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Congratulations to Morzan for winning the run-off for Character Contest 44! Morzan can choose either a “Sketch of the Day” subject (like the recent Ms. Marvel one for the Pop Quiz), or any item or portrait to appear in HeroMachine … Continue reading →

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Panel transitions

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

For anyone interested in the mechanics of telling a story in comics, Scott Eric Kaufman has a great post up on “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” (the rest of the site is all about politics, so be warned!) from his freshman … Continue reading →

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